Breaking

2022, Crime/Drama, 1h 43m

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Breaking struggles to effectively convey its messages, but its noble intentions are well served by John Boyega's electrifying performance. Read critic reviews

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Breaking is hard to watch, but that's because of how effectively it depicts the broken system behind its fact-based story. Read audience reviews

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When Marine Veteran Brian Brown-Easley is denied support from Veterans Affairs, financially desperate and running out of options, he takes a bank and several of its employees hostage, setting the stage for a tense confrontation with the police. Based on the true story.

Cast & Crew

John Boyega
John Boyega
Brian Brown-Easley
Nicole Beharie
Nicole Beharie
Estel Valerie
Selenis Leyva
Selenis Leyva
Rosa Diaz
Michael Kenneth Williams
Michael Kenneth Williams
Eli Bernard
Connie Britton
Connie Britton
Lisa Larson
Jeffrey Donovan
Jeffrey Donovan
Major Riddick
Olivia Washington
Olivia Washington
Cassandra Brown-Easley
London Covington
London Covington
Kiah Easley
Abi Damaris Corbin
Abi Damaris Corbin
Director
Abi Damaris Corbin
Abi Damaris Corbin
Screenwriter
Salman Al-Rashid
Salman Al-Rashid
Producer
Mackenzie Fargo
Mackenzie Fargo
Producer
Sam Frohman
Sam Frohman
Producer
Ashley Levinson
Ashley Levinson
Producer
Kevin Turen
Kevin Turen
Producer
Joshuah Bearman
Joshuah Bearman
Executive Producer
John Boyega
John Boyega
Executive Producer
Abi Damaris Corbin
Abi Damaris Corbin
Executive Producer
Will Greenfield
Will Greenfield
Executive Producer
Doug Emmett
Doug Emmett
Cinematographer
Chris Witt
Chris Witt
Film Editor
Michael Abels
Michael Abels
Original Music
Christian Snell
Christian Snell
Production Design
William J. O'Donnell
William J. O'Donnell
Art Director
Taylor Jean
Taylor Jean
Set Decoration
Kerry Barden
Kerry Barden
Casting
Kwame Kwei-Armah
Kwame Kwei-Armah
Screenwriter
Arthur Spector
Arthur Spector
Executive Producer
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Full Review… Odie Henderson Boston Globe Full Review… Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times Full Review… tt stern-enzi WXIX-TV (Cincinnati, OH) Full Review… K. Austin Collins Rolling Stone Full Review… Katie Walsh Tribune News Service Full Review… Christy Lemire FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) Full Review… M.N. Miller Ready Steady Cut Full Review… Chuck Wilson LA Weekly/Village Voice Full Review… Shawn Edwards Fox 4 Kansas City Full Review… Steve Erickson Nashville Scene Full Review… Luke Hicks Film School Rejects Full Review… Loren King Newport This Week (RI)
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